last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be kind to; to treat kindly
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
release; emission; ejection
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
don't worry about it; forget about it
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all